Where does Jen Bensley practise?

Jen Bensley practises immigration law at Saunders & Co in Christchurch, where this directory lists their role as Partner.

When was Jen Bensley admitted as a barrister and solicitor?

This directory records Jen Bensley as admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2010.

Does Jen Bensley practise only immigration law?

Jen Bensley's own profile lists practice areas beyond immigration, and immigration is 1 of 3 practice areas declared on the New Zealand Law Society register.

Has Jen Bensley appeared at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Jen Bensley as counsel in 2 appeals.

Has Jen Bensley been named in a published disciplinary decision?

No matched published decisions. No published findings of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal, the Legal Complaints Review Officer or a Law Society standards committee were matched to Jen Bensley. The Law Society register shows whether Jen Bensley holds a current practising certificate.

Jen Bensley

Immigration lawyer

ChristchurchSaunders & Co

Jen Bensley

Immigration lawyer

Admitted in 2010: 16 years
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 2
Role: Partner

Immigration lawyers are not licensed immigration advisers, and do not need to be. New Zealand lawyers with a current practising certificate are exempt from immigration adviser licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and are regulated by the New Zealand Law Society. Verify Jen Bensley on the NZLS register entry.

Appeals by type

2 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Deportation: non-resident	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%

Allowed share is allowed appeals out of those decided either way, shown only at 5 or more decided. All appellants is the same share across every published decision of that type. See appeal success rates in New Zealand.

Published decisions

Newest first

Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2020] NZIPT 504951Deportation: non-resident, August 2020	Deportation: non-resident	12 August 2020	Dismissed/declined
[2020] NZIPT 504836Deportation: non-resident, May 2020	Deportation: non-resident	8 May 2020	Allowed

Decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so a decision is listed only where that name points to this immigration lawyer with certainty; this record may be incomplete.

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